2022
Exports
$156MWorld Rnk 33 / 159
Flag Rnk 100 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers
-1Rnk 840 / 1025
2022
Imports
$292MWorld Rnk 31 / 218
Flag Rnk 73 / 1213
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of South Africa
0.076Rnk 59 / 133

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $156M in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, making it the 33rd largest exporter of Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers was the 100th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers exports from South Africa are: Zambia ($47.8M), Namibia ($18.4M), Zimbabwe ($17.6M), Eswatini ($17.2M), and Botswana ($9.58M).

The fastest growing export markets for Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Zambia ($28.8M), Eswatini ($8.85M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($4.57M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $292M in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, becoming the 31st largest importer of Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers was the 73rd most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers primarily from: Russia ($140M), Saudi Arabia ($62.2M), China ($29.6M), Italy ($10.8M), and Israel ($10.6M).

The fastest growing import markets in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Russia ($42.8M), Saudi Arabia ($14M), and China ($13.5M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as Mahle Behr (8) were at the forefront of shipping Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers from South Africa to the United States.

Latest Trends

August 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

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Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR-89M(-42.8%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)ZAR484M(205%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Richards BayZAR300M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2024)EswatiniZAR27.3M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2022)$156M
IMPORTS (2022)$292M
NET TRADE (2022)-$135M

In 2022, South Africa exported $156M in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers were Zambia ($47.8M), Namibia ($18.4M), Zimbabwe ($17.6M), Eswatini ($17.2M), and Botswana ($9.58M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $292M in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers, mainly from Russia ($140M), Saudi Arabia ($62.2M), China ($29.6M), Italy ($10.8M), and Israel ($10.6M).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers EXPORT MARKETS FOR South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Zambia$28.8M (152%)
Eswatini$8.85M (106%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers BY South Africa WERE (2021 - 2022):
Namibia-$3.43M (-15.7%)
Zimbabwe-$2.51M (-12.5%)
Lesotho-$1.14M (-23%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, South Africa's main exporting competitors in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers were:
Russia $7.45B
Morocco $7.06B
China $6.29B
In 2022, South Africa's main importing competitors in Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers were:

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Trade Value of Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $4.97M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $15.7M

Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $4.97M.   Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $15.7M.

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